Obit: Melba Whittacre

September 29th, 2013 in Obituaries

Location: Hamilton county

Melba Lower Whittacre, 82, of Chattanooga passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013.Melba was born in Ohio on Oct. 24, 1930. She worked in the Chattanooga city school system, and a member of Falling Water Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank R. Whittacre; son, Charles Albert Whittacre; son, Frank N. Whittacre; granddaughter, Anna Barker.Melba is survived by her daughter, Virginia Hudson; son, William Michael Whittacre; daughter-in-law, Patty Whittacre; Michael L. Hudson; sister, Billie Burky; brother, Bruce Lower; and two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 58 p.m. today, Sept. 29, at the North Chapel Chattanooga Funeral Home.Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Monday, Sept. 30, at the North Chapel Chattanooga Funeral Home.Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343,